Phys 220 Final Exam -Shaw questions with
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A |solar |eclipse |is |caused |by |the |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-earth |moving |into |the |Moon's |shadow
The |seasons |on |earth |are |caused |by |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |inclination |of |the |earth's |rotation |
axis |to |the |ecliptic
Which |of |the |following |statements |correctly |describes |why |Copernicus |decided |that |the |orbits |of |
Mercury |and |Venus |are |smaller |than |the |orbit |of |the |earth? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-both |Mercury |
and |Venus |stay |fairly |close |to |the |sun |in |the |sky
When |Venus |is |at |superior |conjunction, |it |is
-greatest |speed |x
-smallest |distance |from |earth
-greatest |distance |from |earth
-greatest |angle |x |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
The |upper |level |of |clouds |in |the |atmosphere |of |Venus |consist |primarily |of
-sulfuric |acid
-water
-dust |x
-carbon |dioxide |x |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
The |surface |of |Venus |was |mapped |in |detail |by
-visual
-infrared |x
-radar
-photographic |survey |x |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
, The |so-called |"canals" |that |Schiaparelli |and |Lowell |reported |seeing |on |the |surface |of |mars |were |
actually |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-optical |illusion
What |feature |dominates |the |surface |of |Callisto, |one |of |Jupiter's |satellites? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
large |craters, |densely |spread |over |the |entire |surface
The |densities |of |the |moons |of |Saturn |are |consistent |with |their |being |made |mostly |of |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-water |ices
The |mnemonic |MAUTO |reminds |us |of |the |order |of |the |major |moons |of |Uranus. |The |outer |most |
moon |is
-oberon
-ophelia
-miranda |x
-mimas |x |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
The |surface |composition |of |Pluto, |measured |by |the |spectrum |of |reflected |light, |is |thought |to |be |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-frozen |nitrogen
Where |on |Earth |would |you |have |to |be |to |see |the |north |celestial |pole |directly |over |your |head? |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-at |the |North |Pole |of |the |earth
The |altitude |of |the |north |celestial |pole |above |the |horizon |is |equal |to |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |
latitude |of |the |observer |of |the |Earth
When |can |the |Full |Moon |be |seen |on |the |horizon? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-only |at |sunrise |or |sunset
How |much |of |the |visible |disk |of |the |moon |is |illuminated |by |the |sun |at |a |first |quarter |moon? |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-50%
The |sun |crosses |the |meridian |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-once |a |day |at |local |noon
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A |solar |eclipse |is |caused |by |the |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-earth |moving |into |the |Moon's |shadow
The |seasons |on |earth |are |caused |by |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |inclination |of |the |earth's |rotation |
axis |to |the |ecliptic
Which |of |the |following |statements |correctly |describes |why |Copernicus |decided |that |the |orbits |of |
Mercury |and |Venus |are |smaller |than |the |orbit |of |the |earth? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-both |Mercury |
and |Venus |stay |fairly |close |to |the |sun |in |the |sky
When |Venus |is |at |superior |conjunction, |it |is
-greatest |speed |x
-smallest |distance |from |earth
-greatest |distance |from |earth
-greatest |angle |x |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
The |upper |level |of |clouds |in |the |atmosphere |of |Venus |consist |primarily |of
-sulfuric |acid
-water
-dust |x
-carbon |dioxide |x |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
The |surface |of |Venus |was |mapped |in |detail |by
-visual
-infrared |x
-radar
-photographic |survey |x |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
, The |so-called |"canals" |that |Schiaparelli |and |Lowell |reported |seeing |on |the |surface |of |mars |were |
actually |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-optical |illusion
What |feature |dominates |the |surface |of |Callisto, |one |of |Jupiter's |satellites? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
large |craters, |densely |spread |over |the |entire |surface
The |densities |of |the |moons |of |Saturn |are |consistent |with |their |being |made |mostly |of |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-water |ices
The |mnemonic |MAUTO |reminds |us |of |the |order |of |the |major |moons |of |Uranus. |The |outer |most |
moon |is
-oberon
-ophelia
-miranda |x
-mimas |x |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
The |surface |composition |of |Pluto, |measured |by |the |spectrum |of |reflected |light, |is |thought |to |be |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-frozen |nitrogen
Where |on |Earth |would |you |have |to |be |to |see |the |north |celestial |pole |directly |over |your |head? |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-at |the |North |Pole |of |the |earth
The |altitude |of |the |north |celestial |pole |above |the |horizon |is |equal |to |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |
latitude |of |the |observer |of |the |Earth
When |can |the |Full |Moon |be |seen |on |the |horizon? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-only |at |sunrise |or |sunset
How |much |of |the |visible |disk |of |the |moon |is |illuminated |by |the |sun |at |a |first |quarter |moon? |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-50%
The |sun |crosses |the |meridian |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-once |a |day |at |local |noon
